Ranches--Texas, South--History.
Subject
Subject Source: Tgm
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Frances Isbell Collection
Collection — 53
Identifier: ELIBR-0053
Scope and Contents
Series I, Reference/Research Files, 1832-2014, consists of reference and research files pertaining to a variety of subjects from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Series II, Hidalgo County Historical Commission, 1852-2014, consists of files pertaining to the Historical Markers, Archives Alert, and Confederate graves projects as well as general and office files. Series III, Newspaper clippings, 1849-2011, consists of a variety of newspaper clippings that were saved by...
Dates:
1832-2014
Hidalgo County Ranch Histories, undated
File — 79, Box: 13, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents
Contains drafts and excerpts from publication: Isbell, F. (1994). Hidalgo County ranch histories . published by the Hidalgo County Historical Society and Hidalgo County Historical Commission.
Dates:
Other: undated
John Randall Peavey Oral History, 1981
File
Scope and Contents
John Randall Peavey (b. 12 Aug 1892, d. 3 Mar 1985), lawman and author of Echoes from the Rio Grande, was interviewed by Dr. Hubert J. Miller for the Pan American University Oral History Program. Part 1. Over the course of two days, December 22-23, 1981, Peavey provides a brief history of his family, describes their relocation to the Valley from St. Louis, and discusses early agricultural and economic development, including farming, ranching, staple crops and...
Dates:
1981